Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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